American Degree Program Subject Units
Therefore, JIC courses are well recognized and accepted by many US Universities.
Freshman Year Subject Units
Course description
This course introduces students to the development and value of business enterprises in society. Students will examine the dynamics of business decisionmaking and demonstrate the ability to identify, describe and apply essential business concepts, theories and practices. The relationships among business activities will be studied to determine their interactions with the economic, political, legal, global and social environments. This course will satisfy the University requirements for General Education, Area 5, Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Course Goals
Upon the completion of this course students will have a foundation in the following areas:
1. History and structure of business and economies
2. Business disciplines of management, marketing, finance and accounting and
how they work together within an organization
3. Team building and group dynamics
4. Reading and interpreting key financial indicators as they relate to current
business operations
5. Coordination and improvement through quality and operations management,
productions processes and information systems
6. Need to respond to changes in the dynamic social, economic, political forces,
global competition, technological change and other institutions.
Assessment Task |
Weighting |
Within semester assessment |
40% |
Examination |
60% |